The Early History of Ceylon, Or, The Indian Period of Ceylon History |
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... attack as it was some distance from the coast , while at the same time it was so placed that the march of the enemies into the interior could be checked from there . The south - eastern settlements were mainly along the four rivers ...
... attack as it was some distance from the coast , while at the same time it was so placed that the march of the enemies into the interior could be checked from there . The south - eastern settlements were mainly along the four rivers ...
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... attack Rajaraṭa both from the west and from the south at the same time . Before he ordered the march from the south , he got one of his generals to occupy Malayaraṭa in order to prevent an attack from the rear , and made him conquer 1 ...
... attack Rajaraṭa both from the west and from the south at the same time . Before he ordered the march from the south , he got one of his generals to occupy Malayaraṭa in order to prevent an attack from the rear , and made him conquer 1 ...
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... attacks , but failed to win a decisive victory and drive the enemy away . Thereupon he adopted a new method of attack . He sent an army from the north - west of Ruhuņa by way of Ratnapura to attack the enemy from the rear , Mānā ...
... attacks , but failed to win a decisive victory and drive the enemy away . Thereupon he adopted a new method of attack . He sent an army from the north - west of Ruhuņa by way of Ratnapura to attack the enemy from the rear , Mānā ...
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1 The Island2 The Väddas3 The Peoples of | 1 |
II | 16 |
THE NORTH INDIAN PERIOD II | 27 |
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Abhayagiri Adam's Peak Agbō Anuradhapura army Aryans Aśōka became bhikshus Bhuvanaikabāhu bodhisattva brother Buddha Buddhism Buddhist bhikshus buildings built called capital captured century A.D. Cēra chief Cōla conquest Copyright Archæological Survey Culavansa Dāgäba death defeated district Dravidians dynasty empire Gajabāhu Gampola Ganga Hindu Hinduism history of Ceylon influence inscriptions invaded Ceylon invasions island Isurumuniya Jātaka Kālidāsa Kalinga Kāśyapa Kirti Kōṭṭē lands language Lankatilaka large number lived Māgama Mahasen Mahaväli Ganga Mahavansa Mahavihārē Mahāyānists mainly Malaya Mānābharaṇa Māyārața Mihindu Mōriya Muslims Nāga Niśśanka Niśśańka Malla North Indian Period occupied Pāli Pali Canon Pallava Pandya Parakrama Parakramabahu Polonnaruva probably Rājarāja Rajarața Rayigama rebellion region reign religious rivers Ruhuna ruled ruler Saddhā Sangha Sanskrit sculpture sects Sēna Sinhalese kings Sinhalese language Siri Mevan Siva South India Sri Vallabha successors Survey of Ceylon Tamil kingdom tanks temple throne Tissa took tribes troops Väddas Vihārē Vijaya Vijayabāhu Vijayanagara Vikramabahu worship